jueves, 21 de julio de 2011

70.) THE LEGEND OF "THE BRIDE´S JUMP" = "EL SALTO DE LA NOVIA"

"The legend of the Bride´s Jump" = La leyenda del salto de la novia"This is a legend; it could be true or not. I´m sure there are a lot of legends in different countries about lovers = amantes. Take for example "Romeo and Juliet"The river just in front of the1.) waterfall as you see in the picture below is called "The Bride´s Jump". You can see this waterfall if you go to the 2.) picturesque village of Navajas, a 45minute drive from the city of Valencia, Spain in the direction to Teruel.You can go under the waterfall and feel the 3.) cool water falling and 4.) tingling you all over your body.. It´s an experience you won´t forget; the place is very beautiful and there are 5.) pools of clean water to have a refreshing 6.) dunk...especially in summer, but 7.) be careful as there are rather strong 8.) whirpools which can 9.) take you away.

There is a legend that says that many years ago, 10.) couples who were soon planning to 11.) get married, had to 12.) come down walking from the village to the Palancia river and the 13.) bride had to perform a curious ritual in front of all the people who were 14.) gathered and show that they were trully in love.Once they arrived down to the river walking around twenty minutes, they arrived to several water fountains, and from there they 15.) followed a path that took them to the waterfall and the river. In front of the waterfall the rivers 16.) narrows out, and there in front of everybody the bride has to make a jump and 17.) safely reach the other side of the 18.) bank.If she 19.) was able to land on the other side, it proved that the couple would have a happy 20.) marriage and that she was really in love with her 21.) husband to be.If the bride didn´t 22.) succeed in jumping to the other side, it meant that their marriage wouldn´t 23.)work, they wouldn´t be happy and had to 24.) break off their 25.) engagement.Of course during many years this tradition caused terror among all the couples, especially the brides who were really 26.) afraid and felt they weren´t strong enough to make the jump.One day something very tragic ocurred to a couple who wanted to show their love to everyone. People were 27.) anxiously waiting for the bride to jump.As she was 28.) getting ready to jump, she 29.) tripped and 30.) fell into the river and was 31.) sucked under by the very strong 32.) current of a whirlpool.Seeing what had 33.) happened, her boyfriend 34.) jumped into the water to 35.) save his bride, and he 35.) too was 36.) swallowed up and also disappeared into the 37.) depth of the whirlpool.The legend says that during nights of 38.) full moon, you can hear the river sing a 39.) sweet and 40.)sadmelody for having 41.) taken the 42.) bride and groom who were very much in love.Vocabulary1. Waterfall = Cascada2. Picturesque = Pintoresco3. Cool = Fresco4. Tingling = Hormigueo5. Pools = Piscinas6. Dunk = Meterse en el agua7. Be careful = Tener cuidado8. Whirlpool = Remolinos9. Take away = Llevarse10. Couples = Parejas11. Ge married = Casarse12. Come down = Bajar13. Bride = Novia14. Gathered = Reunida15. Followed a path = Seguieron una senda16. Narrows out = Se estrecha17. Safely = Sin peligro18. Bank = Orilla19. Was able to land = Pudo llegar (aterrizar)20. Marriage = Matrimonio21. Husband to be = Futuro marido22. Succeed = Tener éxito23. Work = Funcionar24. Break off = Romper25. Engagement = Compromiso26. Afraid = Miedo27. Anxiously = Ansiosamente28. Getting ready = Preparándose29. Tripped = Se resbaló30. Fell into = Se cayó dentro31. Sucked under = Succionada debajo32. Current = Corriente33. Happened = Ocurrido34. Jumped into = Saltó dentro35. Save = Salvar36. Too = También37. Depth = Profundidad38. Full moon = Luna llena39. Sweet = Dulce40. Sad = Triste41. Taken = Llevado42. Bride and Groom = Novia y Novio